Omaha daily bee., 1887-08-28

quest. The bandage around Colonel Babcock's
body which the patient said he had tied him
self, was q towel, but had no DISTINGUISH.
ha S no marks fringe upSn Suon It aed ed'ss ws Of % coarse
linen. The doctor told Colonel Babcock he
could not have fastened the towel himself
but the Colonel insisted that he did. Ihe
doctor saw no buggy nor heard one about ms
cocks arrival. Saturday afternoon he saw
Miss Dodge at Clover's house, having been
called there b. Mr.. Glover who said she was
sick. She was looking badly, complained ot o.
q headache and q pain in her back, lie did
not speak of the shooting to Miss Dodge at
ALL The witness then handed Colonel Bah.
cocks revolver to Deputy-Corolfer Barrett
and took his departure.
Dodge said that when he told her he had
warrant for her, she answered, We'll, ex-
pected it." but would say nothing more. The
warrant was not read to her because II was
dark.
Fred l.. Chase, the Alton conductor with
whom Col. Babcock went down last Friday
night, saw the deceased get off at the crossing
above Gardner, and also noticed that a lady
together on the train. lie would not know
the lady IL he saw her again. She was evil
IDENTIFY about twenty-eight or thirty years
of age. was bareheaded, and wore a shawl.
station abovo Gardner. When the train left
the crossing the two were standing some six
feet apart, and did not act rs though they
knew each other. The conductor had carried
Babcock to Gardner several times before
Henry =. Caldwell, the boarder at No.
Lake Park place. a real estate dealer, was
the one who burned the towel bandage and
Colonel Babcocks s shirts because he Thought
they were of no use to any one. lie told
simply what the newspapers have already
published.
Mr. Silas P. Wheeler, Colonel Babcock's $
business partnes. said the dead man lad
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lie did not know that Colonel Babcock had
any acquaintances in Gardner lie once had
a business transaction with Dodge at Gard.
ner, and he had once seen party called
last February. lie did not know. the
nature of her business in the office, but she
inquired for Colonel Babcock. He was not
there. She sat there and waited for him a
witness told Mr.. Babcock that she had been
there. but the colonel made no particular re-
ply. Once some hay was purchased In Gard
ner for the firm, but MIR. Wheeler did moi
know of whom it was bought.
DR.. McMann asked to correct his statemen,
by adding that while he and the colonel were
| talking the latter had said once or twice that
| IL he had not grasped the revolver he would
| not have been shot.
Two reporters for city papers who were
| sent down to Gardner to look into the cast
| were also examined. One of them said thai
a Mr.. German, neighbor to the Dodges, ha6
| told him that he saw Sarah Dodge driving
toward Gardner about 4 o'clock Saturday
morn ng but was not certain any one wa
with her. The women folks OF one of thu
neighbors had also told him that maj
named Babcock came to see Sarah abou
once a month, and that he was there las
| Friday night.
The assistant states attorney of Grnnd.
| county was present, and occasionally Offered
| suggestions to the deputy coroner. Messrs
| Wing and Slough, counsel for Miss Dodge
/ ahOnt
word at any time during the taking of tn
| testimony.